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Six Characters in Search of an Author
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Six Characters in Search of an Author
Broadway
Original
Princess Theatre
104 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Luigi Pirandello
People (25)
Jack Amory
The Third Actor
(Original)
Katherine Atkinson
The Fifth Actress
(Original)
Ashley Buck
The Boy
(Original)
Eliot Cabot
The Juvenile
(Original)
Kathleen Cooper Graham
The Ingenue
(Original)
Ernest Cossart
The Manager
(Original)
Florence Eldridge
The Stepdaughter
(Original)
Ida Fitzhugh
Mme. Pace
(Original)
Dwight Frye
The Son
(Original)
Blanche Gervals
The Fourth Actress
(Original)
William T. Hayes
The Fourth Actor
(Original)
Fred House
The Leading Man
(Original)
Moffat Johnston
The Father
(Original)
Leona Keefer
The Third Actress
(Original)
Constance Lusby
The Little Girl
(Original)
Russell Morrison
The Stage Manager
(Original)
John Saunders
The Property Man
(Original)
Maud Sinclair
The Character Woman
(Original)
Eleanor Woodruff
The Leading Lady
(Original)
Margaret Wycherly
The Mother
(Original)
Knox Kincaid
The Boy
(Replacement)
Mildred Lusby
The Little Girl
(Replacement)
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Jack Amory
The Third Actor
(Original)
Katherine Atkinson
The Fifth Actress
(Original)
Ashley Buck
The Boy
(Original)
Eliot Cabot
The Juvenile
(Original)
Kathleen Cooper Graham
The Ingenue
(Original)
Ernest Cossart
The Manager
(Original)
Florence Eldridge
The Stepdaughter
(Original)
Ida Fitzhugh
Mme. Pace
(Original)
Dwight Frye
The Son
(Original)
Blanche Gervals
The Fourth Actress
(Original)
William T. Hayes
The Fourth Actor
(Original)
Fred House
The Leading Man
(Original)
Moffat Johnston
The Father
(Original)
Leona Keefer
The Third Actress
(Original)
Constance Lusby
The Little Girl
(Original)
Russell Morrison
The Stage Manager
(Original)
John Saunders
The Property Man
(Original)
Maud Sinclair
The Character Woman
(Original)
Eleanor Woodruff
The Leading Lady
(Original)
Margaret Wycherly
The Mother
(Original)
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Luigi Pirandello
Writer
Edward Storer
Translator
Brock Pemberton
Staging
Producer
Russell Morrison
Stage Manager
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
30
1922
Closing Date
Feb
24
1923
Performances
137
as of Feb 01, 2026
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